Though simple in appearance, the pencil is one of the most enduring and versatile writing tools in history. It has ...

Discover how specialized machinery turns wood into pencil shapes and how the lead is crafted by mixing graphite with rubber to ensure smooth writing. Watch as the lead is carefully inserted into ...

by inserting items such as paper clips, pencil graphite, pushpins, folded metallic gum wrappers, aluminum foil, etc., into the USB port." With cases being reported across school districts ...

Magnets and superconductors go together like oil and water—or so scientists have thought. But a new finding by MIT physicists ...

PFAS stands for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. These chemicals resist grease, oil, water, and heat. According to the ...

The “Chromebook challenge” involves using objects such as push pins, staples, paper clips, metallic gum wrappers and graphite, found in pencil lead. They are inserted into USB or charging ...

Bismuth is intentionally deposited on the surface of graphite (the same material in your pencil lead) and forms extremely flat crystals, so thin that their thickness is only 2 atoms wide.

Limiting and controlling access to cellphones, YouTube videos and other tech-driven distractions are ways of empowering ...

graphite (pencil lead). For 15 years or so, he worked on Graph Tech during the day and played in bands at night to make ends meet. His then-new company, Graph Tech Guitar Labs, earned $18,000 in ...

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a place of unexplainable power, many visitors say. Volunteer guides often speak of it as ...

Local school divisions have seen incidents of students partaking in the recent nationwide TikTok challenge that involves ...